Maekyung Open

GS Caltex Maekyung Open
Tournament information
LocationSeongnam, South Korea
Established1982
Course(s)Nam Seoul Country Club
Par71
Length7,039 yards (6,436 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
Korean Tour
OneAsia Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,300,000,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Kim Kyung-tae (2011)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
South Korea Kim Hong-taek
Location map
Nam Seoul CC is located in South Korea
Nam Seoul CC
Nam Seoul CC
Location in South Korea

The GS Caltex Maekyung Open, as it is known for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament that takes place in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was established in 1982,[1] replacing the Korea Open as the South Korean event on the Asia Golf Circuit.[2] Between 1999 and 2009 (except for 2004) it was a stop on the Asian Tour, and then in 2010 it became part of the OneAsia Tour schedule.[3] Since 2018, it has again been a fixture on the Asian Tour, except for 2020 and 2021 due to restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2005, Korean Choi Sang-ho won the tournament and set an Asian Tour record as the oldest winner on tour at 50 years and 145 days.

This tournament has generally been staged at the Nam Seoul Country Club. It has only been staged in four venues. The other venues that have been used are Lakeside in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2006, Gwanak in 1984 and Elysian Gangchon in 2020.

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
GS Caltex Maekyung Open
2024 ASA, KOR South Korea Kim Hong-taek 274 −10 Playoff Thailand Chonlatit Chuenboonngam Nam Seoul
2023 ASA, KOR South Korea Jung Chan-min 197[b] −16 6 strokes South Korea Lee Jung-hwan
South Korea Song Min-hyuk (a)
Nam Seoul
2022 ASA, KOR South Korea Kim Bi-o (2) 275 −9 2 strokes South Korea Cho Min-gyu Nam Seoul
2021 KOR South Korea Hur In-hoi 279 −5 2 strokes South Korea Tom Kim Nam Seoul
2020 ASA,[c] KOR South Korea Lee Tae-hee (2) 199 −11 1 stroke South Korea Cho Min-gyu
Australia Jun Seok Lee
Elysian Gangchon
2019 ASA, KOR South Korea Lee Tae-hee 275 −9 Playoff[d] Finland Janne Kaske Nam Seoul
2018 ASA, KOR South Korea Park Sang-hyun (2) 283 −1 Playoff[e] India Gaganjeet Bhullar
South Korea Chang Yi-keun
South Korea Hwang Jung-gon
Nam Seoul
2017 KOR, ONE South Korea Lee Sang-hee 276 −8 2 strokes South Korea Moon Kyong-jun Nam Seoul
2016 KOR, ONE South Korea Park Sang-hyun 280 −8 Playoff[f] South Korea Lee Soo-min Nam Seoul
2015 KOR, ONE South Korea Moon Kyong-jun 284 −4 2 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox
South Korea Kim Do-hoon 752
Australia Jason Norris
New Zealand Gareth Paddison
Nam Seoul
2014 KOR, ONE South Korea Park Jun-won 273 −15 3 strokes South Korea Park Sang-hyun Nam Seoul
2013 KOR, ONE South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo 274 −14 1 stroke South Korea Kim Do-hoon 753
South Korea Kim Hyung-sung
Nam Seoul
2012 KOR, ONE South Korea Kim Bi-o 273 −15 5 strokes South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo Nam Seoul
2011 KOR, ONE South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2) 267 −21 8 strokes South Korea Kim Hyung-sung
South Korea Cho Min-kyu
Nam Seoul
2010 KOR, ONE South Korea Kim Dae-hyun 270 −18 4 strokes South Korea Kim Kyung-tae Nam Seoul
2009 ASA, KOR South Korea Bae Sang-moon 281 −7 Playoff[g] South Korea Ted Oh Nam Seoul
2008 ASA, KOR South Korea Hwang Inn-choon 279 −9 Playoff[h] South Korea Noh Seung-yul Nam Seoul
2007 ASA, KOR South Korea Kim Kyung-tae 270 −18 5 strokes China Liang Wenchong Nam Seoul
2006 ASA, KOR South Korea Suk Jong-yul 271 −17 1 stroke United States Bryan Saltus Lakeside
KT&G Maekyung Open
2005 ASA, KOR South Korea Choi Sang-ho 278 −10 3 strokes Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant Nam Seoul
Maekyung Open
2004 KOR United States Mark Calcavecchia 282 −6 2 strokes South Korea Jang Ik-jae Lakeside
2003 ASA, KOR South Korea Chung Joon 275 −13 1 stroke India Amandeep Johl Nam Seoul
Maekyung LG Fashion Open
2002 ASA, KOR New Zealand Eddie Lee (a) 268 −20 1 stroke Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj Nam Seoul
2001 ASA, KOR South Korea Choi Gwang-soo 271 −17 1 stroke India Arjun Atwal
South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a)
Nam Seoul
2000 ASA, KOR South Korea Kang Wook-soon 278 −10 1 stroke Australia Kim Felton Nam Seoul
Maekyung Daks Open
1999 ASA, KOR South Africa James Kingston 277 −11 Playoff Myanmar Kyi Hla Han Lakeside
Maekyung LG Fashion Open
1998 AGC, KOR Hong Kong Scott Rowe 205[i] −11 3 strokes South Korea Kwon Young-suk Lakeside
1997 AGC, KOR South Korea Shin Yong-jin 272 −16 1 stroke United States Tim Balmer Nam Seoul
1996 AGC, KOR South Korea Park Nam-sin (2) 285 −3 5 strokes South Korea Kim Sung-ho
United States Rob Moss
Nam Seoul
Maekyung Bando Fashion Open
1995 AGC United States Brandt Jobe 280 −8 4 strokes South Korea Choi Sang-ho Nam Seoul
Maekyung Open
1994 AGC South Korea Kim Jong-duck 284 −4 Playoff Canada Jim Rutledge
United States Mike Tschetter
Nam Seoul
1993 AGC South Korea Park Nam-sin 281 −7 1 stroke Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting New Korea
1992 AGC United States Todd Hamilton 280 −8 Playoff Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang Nam Seoul
1991 AGC South Korea Choi Sang-ho 281 −7 2 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng
South Korea Park Nam-sin
Nam Seoul
1990 AGC South Korea Lee Kang-sun 212 −4 3 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng Nam Seoul
1989 AGC Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 277 −11 1 stroke Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi Nam Seoul
1988 AGC Philippines Frankie Miñoza 279 −9 1 stroke South Korea Lim Jin-han Nam Seoul
1987 AGC Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi 279 −9 3 strokes South Korea Kim Sung-ho
United States Brian Tennyson
Nam Seoul
1986 AGC Taiwan Tsao Chien-teng 280 −8 1 stroke Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu Nam Seoul
1985 AGC Taiwan Chen Tze-chung 280 −8 2 strokes Mexico Rafael Alarcón
Taiwan Lu Chien-soon
Nam Seoul
1984 AGC Australia Mike Clayton 283 −5 1 stroke United States John Jacobs
Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen
Gwanak
1983 AGC Japan Hiroshi Yamada 212 −4 1 stroke Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen Seoul
1982 AGC South Korea Kim Joo-heun (a) 285 −3 3 strokes Mexico Rafael Alarcón Seoul

Sources:[4][5][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
  3. ^ Held without Asian Tour co-sanctioning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Lee won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Park won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff; Bhullar was eliminated on the first extra hole, and Hwang on the second.
  6. ^ Park won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Bae won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ^ Hwang won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  9. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ "Award Foundations and Educational Programs" (PDF). Overview of the Maekyung Media Group. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Maekyung Open added to OneAsia tour". USA Today. Associated Press. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ "South Korean amateur Kim Joo-Heun shot a 2-under-par 70..." UPI. 18 April 1982.
  5. ^ "Tournament History". Korean PGA (in Korean).
  6. ^ "김종덕 2번 홀 '행복의 미소'" [Kim Jong-duck's 2nd hole, "The smile of happiness"]. Maeil Business (in Korean). South Korea. 18 April 1994. p. 27 (26 in paper). Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via Naver.
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